Social Media for Educators: Strategies and Best Practices

"At last, a book that provides a straightforward discussion of
the pedagogical reasons to use social media, and how to effectively
use the tools to enhance learning experiences. A practical
must-have!"Rita-Marie Conrad, instructional strategist and
technologist, Duke University School of Nursing; coauthor, Engaging
the Online Learner and The Online Teaching Survival Guide

"This insightful and in-depth exploration effectively makes a
case for embracing the best characteristics of social media to
foster deeper learning experiences, promote collaboration, and
provide timely feedback. This book is a can't-miss for
educators."Amy M. Collier, associate director for technology
and teaching, Center for Teaching and Learning, Stanford
University

"Thought about using social media in your online courses but
don't know where to begin? Joosten's comprehensive hands-on book
describes step-by-step how social media can add richness to your
course content and have a positive impact on student outcomes."
Rosemary Lehman and Simone ConceiÇão, eInterface;
coauthors, Creating a Sense of Presence in Online Teaching and
Managing Online Instructor Workload

"Many faculty are hesitant to incorporate social media into
their teaching for fear that it will be a distraction or too time
consuming. Tanya Joosten has done a remarkable job outlining the
benefitsand considerationsof doing so. Faculty who read
this book will be able to make informed, educated decisions about
the best approach to take." John Dolan, director, digital
media and pedagogy, College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State
University

Social Media for Educators

This is a down-to-earth resource filled with strategies for
designing learning activities that work toward specific outcomes.
It illustrates the ways in which social media will improve learning
and contains case studies that clearly demonstrate social media's
ability to:

Tanya Joosten is the interim director at the University of Wisconsin  Milwaukee Learning Technology Center (LTC) and teaches in the Department of Communication. She also leads several UWM social media initiatives and the EDUCAUSE social media constituent group.

"At last, a book that provides a straightforward discussion of the
pedagogical reasons to use social media, and how to effectively use
the tools to enhance learning experiences. A practical must-have!"
—Rita-Marie Conrad, instructional strategist and
technologist, Duke University School of Nursing; coauthor,
Engaging the Online Learner and The Online Teaching
Survival Guide

"This insightful and in-depth exploration effectively makes a
case for embracing the best characteristics of social media to
foster deeper learning experiences, promote collaboration, and
provide timely feedback. This book is a can't-miss for educators."
—Amy M. Collier, associate director for technology and
teaching, Center for Teaching and Learning, Stanford University

"Thought about using social media in your online courses but
don't know where to begin? Joosten's comprehensive hands-on book
describes step-by-step how social media can add richness to your
course content and have a positive impact on student outcomes."
—Rosemary Lehman and Simone ConceiÇão, eInterface;
coauthors, Creating a Sense of Presence in Online Teaching
and Managing Online Instructor Workload

"Many faculty are hesitant to incorporate social media into
their teaching for fear that it will be a distraction or too time
consuming. Tanya Joosten has done a remarkable job outlining the
benefits—and considerations—of doing so. Faculty who
read this book will be able to make informed, educated decisions
about the best approach to take." —John Dolan, director,
digital media and pedagogy, College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State
University

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Social media tools, such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, are changing the way that people across the globe communicate, share ideas, and build networks. The interest in social media is quickly increasing, and as with many other technologies, the educational community is looking to harness the potential of these technologies to overcome challenges in the classroom and on campus.

SOCIAL MEDIA FOR EDUCATORS provides strategies to help design learning activities within a course that will take advantage of social media in order to better meet student's needs and increase the course effectiveness. This important book includes case studies and best practices taken from actual educational uses in order to to demonstrate social media’s ability to increase course communication and interactivity as well as create engaging learning activities.

Based on solid pedagogical theory and research, author Tanya Joosten identifies how to use social media for specific outcomes, including a decade of the use of social media in her own courses. She provides evidence-based use and practices informed by several ongoing social media pilot projects at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee as well as research documenting educational uses of social media.

Its vital for professors to continue to evolve as technology does and SOCIAL MEDIA FOR EDUCATORS is here to help teachers improve student learning and performance.

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